Today we went to Ashfield valley primary school to meet up with our friends from the linking project. We started the day by singing ‘ Count on me’ by Bruno Mars together. We then took part in two activities. For first activity, we were given lots of art resources and Read more
In this lesson, we explored Ancient Egyptian art and identified colours, patterns and shapes that were used. We looked closely at different surfaces and created our own using a variety of materials and used coffee to stain the paper. We then had a go at drawing some of the shapes Read more
This half term we are learning about animals. This week we have been researching different animals and reading books to find out more about them. We have then been busy designing and creating our own animals. Some children made a jelly fish, or a crab or even a fire breathing Read more
Year 6 have been challenged to design, make and evaluate their own playgrounds in DT. The children have spent the past two days producing their own designs in groups focusing on the design criteria. The playground had to be: fun, safe, something to hide, something to climb up and something Read more
Year 6 have thoroughly enjoyed their new topic in Art, focusing on photo opportunities. Yesterday, using the iPad, children took pictures of fruit in the style of Edward Weston. The children used the photo editing app to edit their images. Have a look at our work.
As part of our new art unit, Year 6 have been looking at the work of Edward Weston and how he uses colours and close up images to create abstract art. He creates pieces using a technique called Macro Photography: a techniques which involves taking pictures up close to Read more
Year 6 created their own piece of photomontage after taking inspiration from Hannah Hoch and Chris Plowman. Have a look at our pieces of art work.
To celebrate the King’s coronation this weekend, Year 2 designed and made our own commemorative plates. We followed a tutorial on how to draw King Charles, then added our own designs.
Year 4 have been taking part in the ‘Linking project.’ At the start of Year 4 we met children from Ashfield Valley Primary School at the M6 theatre. Since then we have been receiving and writing letters to our linking buddies. Last Monday was very exciting as our linking friends Read more
This week we have been learning about The Gingerbread Man story. We have been designing our own gingerbread, making one in the play dough area and acting out the story. Everyone really enjoyed acting out the story and being different characters! This afternoon, we have been very busy designing our Read more